Mounting and package for rolls



K. M. HENDERSON MOUNTING AND PACKAGE FOR ROLLS I Filed June e, 1930March 22, 1932.

v mounting and package for rolls, and particu-k y y ff Patented .Mari22,?y ,1932 c rasant cremonese, Immersa conronii'rroivo'r, wnsr vIRGINIAi c MoUNriNs'ANn PACKAGEFOR nous Applmatioamed June 619'30. `serialNo.7459,59'1.1 f

This'l invention relates to an improved larly vto rolls which arecapable of being'reversibly Woundand having winding core rods fivecltoyeach end` thereof. i Y v c i This; invention has particular lapplicationfor'use in connection withrolls, the core rods Vvof which projectlaterally beyond the sidey edges of the roll,rwhich projectingedgesfconstitute'mea'ns by y'which vthe roll kis mounted whenin'useg -Y7,. i. i

Although this invention is applicablerto rolls of. any type', but'isherein killllstrated as n appli'ed'to. heltograph rolls,f the peculiarnature of which is thatthey yare unusually heavy vfor their.A size.'isjvell known thathcktographirolls are relativelylargeand comprise 'abackingl sheet provided with :ai relatively easily.` damaged. gelatinousn. rmaterial thereon.` f'

thick coatino', of

Inpackaging rolls of this-character, itis: de-

sirable -to providea box in Vwhich atf each vend i thereof.' means i,are i. provided which cooperate l with the fcenter core rod' in aYmanner to `supyiportthe roller .Y

An object of this invention .is to provide in ,Y

' numerous other objects c are lcontemplated'as will readilyy appear toone skilled in the art as 'the following description proceeds; An filapackage ofthe above described type,z1neans composedof relatively rigidmaterialfflocated inthe :endof thebox, .and provided withf're'-icesses', openings yor` :other 4means .adapted to receive the ends ofthe center core rodof the roll. 1 In addi tionthe means above referredto are provided with other ,recesses and in the illustrated Vform,slitsextending. inwardly from theedge thereofadapted to receive'the'extensiononethe core rod secured to the other 'orf outer end Voftheroll.r Y

, f lt' isa further object to provide ja mounting andf'packa'geof theabove described rtype which willhold the rollagainst-rotation and ,willin addition,l hold, the outer kor free-core rodinja iXedpositionrelative tothe roll and also against rotationyand at all timeswith the -roll o ut'of contact withthe vwalls of the boxy or surfaceinwhich it is siupported. f v

As above described, .it ispreferable to make the :supporting means forthe rollin the form of rigid ybodies for thefpurposetof serving asreinforcement for strengthening means for fthe lbox `in -whichthe rollf'is contained. kIt `will less diameterfthan-the width ofthe strip7 so beappreciated that anysuitable material may 'Y Vbeemployed, butin thepresent illustration,k

bloclrsof wood are provided which `serve well for supportsand 1naddition as reinforcing "mealfor theboX, so that in spite of the rela-vtively heavyweight of the rolls, the boxes, even though ofzcardboard oryothersimil'ar relatively flexible materials, may bestacked otherwiseldamaging the boxes or: their Vcontents in the lowerl portion of thepile@y I strip 'f extension, -into 'an opening of.y slightly I lthat theedge of the circular opening provided forV receiving the end i strip maybe slightly deformed .ina manner toytightlygripandv hold the .endsof thecore p y Y rodso' as to ,prevent rotation ofthe ro1l.g. i Q 'y i y n *iIn addition-pto vthe abovey stated@ objects,

lustrative lembodiment of the. invention ywill The scope f theinventioniwillbe fully comprehendedafterv anv understandings of theillustrated embodiment and an appreciation ducesin this illustratedform; y z f In the accompanying drawings: Figure l is a 'plan viewpartly in crosssec-4 tion ofabox androllsupporting means containing a i.roll! all'. constructed f in accordance' with the present.invent-ion`Figurel 2 is ya perspective view 'of a: roll as shown in Figurel,mounted insupporting block Yconstructed in accordance -with `thepresent. invention, and i VIEigure'-B is a blocks disclosedv in Figuref2.;

perspective view of one of the I Y; f 10oL lwithv the rollscontained'thereinto relativelyvj Y high'heights without danger ofi'crushing orfig' lOther particular-kadvantages which flow from 'Vutilizing "wood for the supporting -blocksare that they are cheap,easyto lmake :and when used,1the;roll may be held againstl v Y rotation*byf mea-nsof forcingthe; end thereof which .is preferablyr providedinthe `form .of a

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ofthe advantages which 'the invention prof'b'e hereinafter describedVwithireference to the v, Aaccompanying drawings,fb`ut it is to beunderistood thatthe inventionY is not to be limited in :any particularby the following disclosure;

'n frere Udi- 13, having ak flat st'riplike portion 14' andr a rod-likeextension on the end of the strip. i

Inasmuch as the presentv illustration relates to hektograph rolls, it isto be understoodk that therend portion of. the core rod anek those"which are commonly used? for mounting rolls of thischaracter, but thatthe pnesent invention is accordingly toibe con strued broadly enough toaccommodatev rolls 'of slightly different' character and having somewhatdifferent but corresponding end portions.-

For the purposey of supporting. the roll: so

that it will be Wholly out of contact with any surface on which it issupported or anyl of the walls orbottom andtop portions of the rao boxirrA which itis contained, supporting blocks are provided designated 16,each having a central opening or recess 1'7, which is adaptedto'receive'the end of the center core rod' for the purpose of supportingthe roll.

lIty is obvious that these blocks lfmay be of any suitable constructionbut itis preferable to have'them of the same shape as the n crosssectional shape' of the box yin' which the vrollf isy to be contained,so that when they are llmaedl in the ends ofthe box, the-box willormlgmeans for holding the blocksv against displacement. It is alsopreferablel to have themlof aI relatively rigidv material and in thisillustration are shown as being madeof wood, of relatively softcharacter. With the blocks of relatively soft wood and with the openingv16 therein of slightlyless diameter than the widthof the extension 14on lthe endy ofthe core rods, the roll maybe held against relativerotation by forcing theextension into the opening. Asthe extensionsenter theopening the circumferential edge thereof is slightly deformedso that the 'side Walls of thev openwill grip and. ti htly holdthe corerod.

' he lsupporting locks me further provided with slits lextendinginwardly from the outer surface thereof, so as to receive and form ameans fornomrotatably holding the outer or free core rod. It is obviousthat these slits may be located in dilerent portions of the supportingbloclrbut they are preferably locatedas shown, that is, extendingdiagonally inwardlyk toward. the center of the supporting block :fromone corner thereof. In any case the slit of the two supporting blocks'willbe located in alignment in substantially the manner shown inFigure2, so

that the roll when placed therein will be fully supported and heldagainst rotation, or accidental displacement. With the roll so mount'ed, the roll together with the supporting block may be placed into abox, so that the roll and the blocks will, takethe position illustratedinFigurel, and in thisposition, the4 box and the supporting block form acomplete package for containing the roll.r

Itv` will be obvious that the blockformV reinforcing means lfor the boxand that when boxes are stacked. or piled one upon the otherrolllwithout. difliculty whereby they roll will Y be free for thesupports and readymounting toruse` 7 Although any formof'box iscontemplated, it is'obvious that this inventionwilll be particularlyuseful in connection with boxes of cardboard orfboxes of similarflexible material, as the blocks. will citerI a substantialreinforcement" at the: locations where it is needed. i

In practice it is desirable to use boxes of cardboardy as they oiersubstantial protection and form an adequate package for the roll,especiallyY when they are reinforced'to accommodate the weightof rollssuch 'as' hekv tograph. and in a manner to permit stacking,

asdescribed above. A n f f I claim: f l y 1. In `combination withy ahektognph roll adapted for reverse winding having-core rods on both endsthereof, a support and container ytherefor comprising a straight sidedbox and top therefor, and a pair of ,spaced roll supporting blocks ineach end of said box, the core rods of said roll having flat projectionson each end and said blocks having centrally located cylindricalopenings for receiving said flatk projections ofthe core rod at thecenter of said roll, saidy openings being of n slightly less diameterthan the width of said projections and having side walls yof deformablematerial so that said projections may be forced into and non-rotatablyyheld in said openings for any diametrical position of said flatprojections, and slits in said blocks extending inwardly from the outeredge thereof having width'and depth sufficient to receive said ilatprojections of the other of said core rods and to hold said core rod`against rotation in a position entirely inside of the 'n f".v V'on bothends thereof, a support and container therefor comprising 'la straightsided box andy toptherefor and a pair ofrspaced'roll sup- Y portingblocks in eachl end of said box; the g core rods of said roll havingportions extend-f' V19 ing beyond the edgesof said roll'with fiat fprojections extending from eachof said ends` vand said blocksbeingspaced apar-t a distance substantially equal,` tothe length of saidrods'- 'so as to provide a space between the edges ofI -said rolls andthe inner faces of said blocks,

` y and saidv blocks further having centrally-lol cated cylindricalopenings for receivingsaid c fiat projections of the rcore rod atf thecenter ofsaid roll, said openings being of slightly 20Iless diameterthan the yWidth of said projec' tions andv having side Walls Vof.deformable material so that said projectionsymay be Y forced into andnon-rotatably heldin said 'openings for any diametrical position of saidiy n' i flat projections, and aligned slits invsaidf vblocks extendinginwardlyfrom the outer edge thereof having widtht anddepth'sniij cientto receive said fiat projections on the; ends of theother of said corerods and to hold f3 said core' rod 'against rotation'i-n a positionentirely inside of ,the planes denedfby they outside surfaces ofsaidblocks.v f 'l Signedat Chicago, Illinois,this Zndday of June, 1930. c fKENNETH iM. HENDERSON.v

